getting off meat was very difficult for me
I was born in Cali but raised very much in the Southern USA and we pust meat in all vegetables and every member of my family saves and cooks with bacon grease- but it can be done

My mantra
Just save the farkin Gorillas will you! They don't have spell check- but they do need YOU/US...
www.gorillafund.org

I Ned Speil Cheek!!!!!!!!

I'm *not* the lowest rank on this ship. What about the laboratory mice? I tell them something and they jump straight to it. "Yes, Mr. Lister Sir, eek,eek."

I've been vegan for a little more than two years, vegetarian six months before that.

http://vegweb.com/ has a lot of good recipes. I believe all of them are vegan, if not things can easily be substituted. They have rating a comments that can help you decide what to make. It's organized pretty well.

Also, Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson is an excellent book. It has ton of recipes along with facts about veganism and vegetarianism.

Here's what I do for green curry, and is meat optional. I like to use fried tofu once in a while since it's tastier.

Dr. Otis Lansa wrote:"Green Death curry" is the one dish I make that's too hot for me; it's my rough hack of a fresh Thai-style green curry paste... start with about 20 - 30 green Thai chillies, crush them in a mortar and pestle or chop very fine with garlic, lemon grass, green onion, some cilantro, some lime juice / zest (kaffir lime leaves are better if available), and corriander seeds (underripe if possible). Saute all that good stuff with your meat or tofu of choice and lots of veggies, add a little Thai green curry paste if you have it or some Indian hot lime pickle or both, hit it with a can of coconut milk, black pepper, some Nuoc Mam to salt it, and simmer it down until it thickens. Serve with rice.

Bean Salad(even though hominy is not a bean)
very easy
increase as needed to feed a bunch

1 can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 can hominy, drained and rinsed
favorite bottled Russian dressing
1/4 of a red onion, very small diced-almost minced
salt and black pepper to taste
a few stems of cilantro, chopped very fine with tough parts removed and
discarded
1 medium chopped tomato, or 2 plum tomatoes, squeeze out as much
juice as you can

Mix everything together in a bowl and then add Russian dressing to taste- not soupy just coat everything.

Chill for a couple of hours.

serves abotu 6

but can be doubled or tripled or more
just watch the amount of onion- unless you like lots of onion

My mantra
Just save the farkin Gorillas will you! They don't have spell check- but they do need YOU/US...
www.gorillafund.org

I Ned Speil Cheek!!!!!!!!

I'm *not* the lowest rank on this ship. What about the laboratory mice? I tell them something and they jump straight to it. "Yes, Mr. Lister Sir, eek,eek."